Tasting was a neck pour neat in glencairn, no water added. Don’t always like to review a neck pour, but this one is impressive. Fully expect it to open up more. Nose - is fantastic, heavy caramel and maple, little bit of butterscotch, apple, raisin, maybe a little cotton candy, and oak. I could smell it as I was pouring. There’s absolutely no ethanol coming off of it. I do get a breakfast vibe with a maple bacon, syrup and pancakes or waffles. Great nose! Palate - pretty impressed with the palate as well. Palate goes for a little bit of a ride, it went sweet to spicy back to sweet. Definitely caramel and maple on the front end. I do often pick up apple on Makers Mark products and I do here as well but not quite as prominent as other pours. Get a little bit of a sweet bread, and a dark fruit, keep going back to raisin, mid palate cinnamon red hot is standing out, get oak and some barrel char, then the maple starts to creep back in as it finishes. Finish - For me this hung on quite a bit. Not a super complex finish but I do get oak, little bit of leather, get hints of the maple and apple, and then drys out a little but not in an unpleasant way. Immensely enjoyed the first pour. That’s maybe a dangerously crushable 54.7%, little to no burn, nice viscosity. For some the palate may not pack the punch the nose is giving off, but as this opens up I could see that changing. By no means is the palate bad, but the nose is strong. No question this is a buy it if you see it. Not a fan of secondary prices, who is right? This I’d consider going up to a $100 for though. Cheers!